Javier

Javier, 54, lives with his wife María in their home in the city of Monteagudo. They make bricks, beams, and laundry tubs with cement and also sell building aggregates (gravel, sand, and stone). They also raise pigs. Javier has four children in college, so they work hard to pay their education and other expenses, in hopes that the children have professional careers and a better life.

They are applying for a loan to plant corn to feed the pigs they are raising on their land. María helps her husband with the work. They will buy better feed for the animals, which should increase income and help them pay for their children's education.

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About CIDRE

CIDRE is a Bolivian microfinance institution with a strong social commitment to the community. It works to provide quality financial services to rural and peri-urban borrowers, focusing primarily on agricultural loans for dairy farmers and micro-enterprises. CIDRE targets segments of the population that have not traditionally had access to credit, and invests in much-needed community development projects. It is currently working with coca farmers in the Chapare region to replace coca with less controversial crops. Get more involved by joining the Friends of CIDRE lending team.